Davenport bed



Jtme 9, 1931'. M. Fox 1,809,812

` DAVENPORT BED Filed March .'51I 1925 J. Z ,l

L most sectionupon both of thesectionsfto form a suitablesleeping surface without the necessity of Va thick mattress; and ingenera1,r

f to produce 'the` construction' hereiny shown Patented June 9, 1931 Y lanci:iiv

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, [nAvENPoRrBEn "Applicationma Mrchen 1926;* serial.mtaea'zos.` l

This `inventionrelates to an article of furf niture which is a davenport when closed, but

in which the seatfis made ofsections socon-` nected that whenlthe upper oneis raised and pulled outwardly, yit draws a lowersect-ion upwardly to an elevated positionilush-with folding sections to provide;aniore'comfort able seat or sleeping surface; to provide meansv for raising the rear sectionfandswingj ing it forwardly "due toi the Y action [of the upper Yseat member; to` counterbalance'theo weight ofthe sections Lso that they fin'ay be easily operated in opening andclosing them to provide coil spring supportswhich posi` tion the springs at suitable levelsso that au thin pad may be'unfoldedfrom thefouter-- and described.

'f Inl the accompanying drawings illustratfing this invention; Y

Figure 1 is a side elevation partlyy in section,'showingv a` davenport constructed in iaccordance with 5 the principles of this -in`ven' tion and in open or extended position; i J f` Figure 2 is a section as 2-2'0f Figure l; q Figure 3 isa side elevation partlyin 'section illustradsing'k the position "of theparts neigen en' the une whenl they are folded or closed rand thede f and '14 at the ffront and rear ends thereof.'

vice used as a davenporltjand f Figure 4 isa perspective of one y.of the end supports. .f A ,4 n. Y A y One vofthe difficultiesy encountered in maklf Ving al coil spring davenport orAV day bed is to provide 4supporting frames for coils so that ythey maybe folded one below the 'other within'fthe davenport Vfram'e and willflbe; mounted yso fthat "they will unfold to an aligned position without the coils in veither casebeing so high from the floor or ground the invention are to` that seating or sleeping surfaces will be uncomfortable f or unsightly in appearance. fA further difficulty is toprovide such a'struc ture which'willbe suiiciently lowth'at aseat pad or aseparate cushion canl be supported by the uppermostcoilsection when in use as a davenport, without beingunsightlyv orgiin-'f'` comfortable. i'

"Referring now more particularly tothe drawings, a'davenport frame 1 of anysuitableconstructionis provided in which there; .mayybe aniupholstered back 2 and ends 3 with Connecting f from? and back` supports" 4 and lThe endsand'backvof such-afralrne are usually made separately f and vthey are structure iis yappliedthereto.

setl up! and connected* before the folding seat The coil supporting ,vmean's comprises front/fand rear. sections 6 and'` v7V preferably made' of angle irons and y'each-comvprisin`grfa rectangular frame within which'i's aspringf supported yfabric"`8 upon "whichthe coil springs v9-are secured and "supported, `The coil springs of," each "`sectionarel 'commonlyfastened and tiedftogether at topand bottom sol that they willbe upheld-ira substantially vertical position. kThe coil Vspring may bevr VVencased Vory enclosed -bymeans of a 'fabric'y cover 10v or any other'suitablemeans or theyy may bef left open and have `connected ytops ionlyencased or l enclosed )by ya ,thin coveringvl` l1. If desired; they maygbe left entirely un#t Covered, being joined and u-pheld simplyy byv the top connecting means whichmy be of wire'orfabricw 'f yIn order tdsupportthe frame sections 6 and 7 in theends of the davenport frame l', a cross piece 12 Ais provided for each end of the ydavenport framef having standards 113 Pivotallyimounted inthe cross piece are anc-f gular members 15 and16 connected by a link;

17 which makesy th'emfoperate in ,unisonfthev end 18 of one of the members e'z'ztenclingf'bev4 end piece of the rear frainei?.` `v ,Als'opivotal-4 ly and directly connecting the cross piece 12 and each end of the rear frame 7 is a link 22 whichy has a fixed pivotal connection with each of these parts, such that the movement of the pivoted ends of the members 15 and 16 in their respective slots 20 and 21 is controlled. In other words, the members 15 and 16 are at one end of the slots in raised position,`as shown in Figure 1, and they are moved bythe link to the other endof the slots in the lowermost position as shown in Figure 3. The result of this is that the amount of forward swing of the rear section 7 is controlled by the length of the pivoted links 22. In this way the rear section 7 may be made tok approach the front section 6 and nearly as desired in their open or expanded position.

To mount the frame 6' in the-davenport frame, levers 23 are mounted in the cross pieces 12 at the opposite ends of the frame Whichare affixedk to a connecting shaft 24 so that they will operate in unison. These levers 23 are bent or formed to extend over the standards 13 at the-ends of the cross pieces .12 Aand to engage the shoulder 2,4 of the standards tol limit the swinging movement of thelevers and consequently of the outer section 6. Attached to the outer ends of the levers 23 adjacent to their connection with the ends rof the frame 6 are links 25, each of which islalso pivotally connected to a support or foot 26 at the outeredge of thesection 6 which automatically folds and unfolds, depending upon the movement of this section. y Y

The end pieces of the frame 6 are formed with extensions 6, to each of which a lever 27 is pivoted, the other end of the lever being pivoted in its corresponding cross piece 12 and having an attached or integral toe 28, to which the link 19 is connected. The levers 27 and the levers 23 although oi different shape have substantially the same effective length, so-that the upper section 6 as it is moved in and out of the frame is maintained in a substantiall horizontal pdsition.

In or er to cushion or assist the folding and unfolding movements of the sections, a spring 29 is attached at one end to a perforation 30 in the standard 13, and at the other end to a projection or toe plate 31 attached to or .formed integrally with the toe plate 28. Another spring 32 is connected at one end to the toe plate at 31 and at the other end to one end ofa link 33, the other end of which is pivoted in the rear standard 14. Theobject of his connection is to allow a limited action of the spring 32 without placing any tension, it being apparent that the spring 32 is in tension when the sections are opened as shown in Figure 1, and the spring 29 is in tension when the sections are closed as shown in Figure 3, the objects of the springs being respectively to counter balance and to assist in the closing and opening operations.

From this construction, it is seen that the mounting for the front and rear sections 6 and 7 is entirely in the metal frame 'formed by the cross pieces 12 atthe ends and in practice, the entire folding construction is manufactured and assembled complete, independently of the davenport frame construction. It is then necessary only tomount the folding construction in the davenport frame by attaching the cross pieces 12 and uprights 13 and 14 into the end frames of the davenport bymeans of bolts, screws or other suitable attaching devices.

In adapting this construction for luse as a davenport it is customary to rovide a front seat rail 34 supported by a race 35 which is adapted to rest upon the front board 4 in the closed position with an upholstered edge 36 disposed above the rail 3 upon which is supported loose cushions or a sectional pad 37 which may be unfolded to rest upon the coil springs in their extended position, as shown in Figure 1. f

To operate this construction, itis necessary only to grasp the upper or outermost section when in closed position as shown in Figure 3, and as it is counterbalanced by the spring 29 in this position, it is easy to unfold orl extend the sections. The upper or outer section moves upwardly and outwardly on the levers 23 and 27, causing a corresponding movement of the rear section upon its members 15 and 16 the forward movement of which is limited by the links 22. The opening action places the springs 32 in tension, so that to close or fold the sections, it is necessary only to fold the sectional pad 37 in either direction so that it rests entire y upon one section, 6, or the other section 7, and then simply to raise the outer section 6 and swing it backwardly into the frame 1. It will be observed from Figure 3 that a sufficient space is provided between the upper and lower sections 6 and 7 in their folded position to dispose the sectional pad 37 therebetween, or to place therein pillows, bed clothes, or any other desired articles. Y

I claim:

1. In a davenport bed, a pair ofseparate coil spring supporting frames, means for mounting the frames one above the other, said means comprising a pair of members pivoted at each end of the upper frameanother pair of members having means forming a pivotal and sliding connection at each end of the lower frame, a fixed support to which the pairs of members are pivoted at their lower ends, means connecting one member of each pair to raise the lower section when the up er section is moved outwardly, and a mem er having a fixed pivotal connection in the fixed support at one end and in the lower frame at the other end to produce a predetermined `tion,`f comprising a frame having a .pairofl sliding movement of the lower'fframe a the pivots of its supporting members. s, 2. In a davenport bed, araisable rearv sec- .f

slots in each end,a ysupportforr each endjof the frame, a pair` ofV members .each having.;` means forming a pivotal connectiony with fthe' support and a pivotal and sliding connection the pivots of the members connected thereto.

3. In a davenport bed,va pair of coilspring supporting frames, a support'at each end of the frames, means forrmountingfthe uppermost frame to swing outwardly in frontk of the support, means for mounting the lowerwith,'a controllerpivotally attached tothe crossV piece :andato the ,corresponding end of the lower frame to produce a limited forward and rearward slidingmovement due to the said loose connection, afsupport for the upper section; automatically operable when ity is moved in front of the other section and coun# ter ybalance "springs, for each end of the frames connected to the standards at the end of the cross piece, one spring being in tension while the other lis inoperative to assist in foldingan'd unfolding the sections and to cushion ytheir return to their limiting positions.

MARTIN FOX.

most frame to. swing upwardly in the .supe

port, ay connection VbetweenY the mounting g means `of the :trames for causing the V.lower frameto move lupwardly when the Q. upper frame is swung in front of the rlowery frame, and controlling meanspivoted to the support and to the end of thevr lower frame forproducing a forward movement ofthe frame f with respect to the support `when theframe y y yis raised.

4.. In a `davenp in the supports one above the other, 'said ort-bed, ka pair offendsupfl, v ports,a pair of'separate coil springfsupporting frames, means for mountingthe framesv mounting means including levers forswingfk Y ing the uppermost frame to one'sider of the` other frame, a pair ofy levers having va pivotal and sliding connection with the lowerframe, and a pivoted connectionwith the supports f for raising the lowerframel with respect to the support, a link connecting the levers yat' K'y each end of the lower frame, a link connecting one lever of each of the frames so that'the movement of the kupper frame` willl cause a raising and'swinging movement of the lower frame, a cross rod to which the correspondingl levers of one of 4the frames are iixedly connected so that the levers atthe opposite'ends will be operated in unison, and means for producing a predetermined sliding movement of,

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the lower section upon its connectionfwith its supporting levers when it is raised. l f f 5. In a davenport'bed, a pair of endSllP ports, each comprisinga cross piece andupright standards at theends, a pair of spring supportingy frames, pairs of `supporting frame levers'pivoted in the crosspieces for supporting the frames one above the other,

rpositive means connecting onelever of each;

frame for moving the lowerframe upwardly in alignment with theother frame as the lat. Y

ri ter is swung forwardly, the levers for/the,

lower frame having a loose` connection `therej ,100' AlilO 

